Prius backup camera on sooner?

The primary delay I see is when the car and MFD are booting up, and there is little hope of improving this.

When I shift later, the delay is far shorter. But when just trying to back the car out of the garage on EV without igniting the ICE, with intent of reparking, this boot-up delay does severely eat into the available EV time before the ICE automatically starts up.

 

Ours is in the rear view mirror: I've not noticed a lag. Maybe you've got the larger nav screen version, it takes longer to "boot"? To be fair I don't pay much attention to it, it's so wide angle I don't trust it.

 

i never noticed, but fuzzy must be right. typically, i only back up when starting.

 

I think there is more than simply the splash screen being loaded. If the radio was left on too loud after the last trip, I will discover it at powerup and want to shut if off immediately, but the audio controls are also nonfunctional for several seconds. That is why it seems like a bootup time issue, not just a splash logo display issue.

 

it's amazing that the car goes into reverse so quickly, but nothing else works.

 

The backup camera on rear view mirror seems to come up fast. I'll try to remember to watch it closely, next start up. I can't recall any delay though, maybe because that's all it displays? It's handy location too.

 

Back into your garage/parking space.

Then no problem when you leave.